SLLP Project Development Pro Forma

Name of Project 17. Gateways to the Landscape

A collection of confusing informational signs at the gateway to , C. Watts

Sponsoring partner organisation SLLP Core Project & 17. Gateways to the Landscape (Reducing Barriers and main contact Increasing Knowledge and Understanding)

150 word summary “But there are no signs, how does anyone know what not to do?” Emmet, Lego Movie 2014, Warner Bros

This project draws on the recommendations of the Gateways and Access to the Landscape Appraisal undertaken by ORRG in 2017 to increase the accessibility of the landscape by increasing knowledge and understanding and reducing lack of confidence as a significant barrier.

Gateways to improving landscape accessibility can be informational and physical jumping off points. In order to develop a range of interventions, the potential gateways have been divided into 5 categories:

A Highly used recreational hubs e.g. Redmires B Locally important gateway sites e.g. and Loxley Common C Public transport gateways e.g.

D Gateways to information – such as libraries, cafes and pubs or online such as the Walkers are Welcome websites. E Gateways to confidence – e.g. groups which specialise in short, accessible walks for new walkers e.g. Walking for Health .

This project will: 1. Increase knowledge of existing access opportunities in Lakeland by joining up the availability of pre- visit information, improving on site orientation and using signage to improve visitor experience whilst protecting important and sensitive heritage locations. 2. Work with land managers, interest groups and other stakeholders to agree a common set of values and management approaches to protect the heritage of the most popular recreational hubs. 3. Widen audience participation by supporting the development of the existing network of access groups and directly providing targeted outreach workshops. 4. Design new interpretation of the stories of the landscape to increase understanding and deepen engagement with the heritage of the area.

Full project description Gateways to the Landscape: (Reducing Barriers and Increasing Knowledge and Understanding)

The is home to around 600,000 people and with a third of the local authority boundary falling within the National Park, prides itself on being the `outdoor city`. The area is much loved by sports enthusiasts – whether rock climbing, off and on road cyclists, fell runners and ramblers. The tradition of hill walking in the area pre-dates the 1932 Kinder Mass Trespass and is beautifully documented in the Clarion series of guides. More recently, the area has become a hub for road cyclists keen to test their abilities against landmarks such as the Côte de and Côte de Ewden Heights which featured in 2014 Tour de France.

In 2017, Sheffield Hallam University’s Outdoor Recreation Research Group, (ORRG), was commissioned to investigate the potential to broaden the accessibility of the Sheffield Lakeland area to people who are not already sports enthusiasts and to identify real and perceived barriers to the accessibility and enjoyment of the landscape.

This project draws on the recommendations of that report, the whole of which can be found in Appendix X: Access and Gateways to the Landscape Appraisal.

The report found that it is the combination of cultural and natural heritage which makes the area so special for both local people and city dwellers, combined with the fact that Sheffield Lakeland is not well known outside of Sheffield – a secret part of the national park which is bypassed by most day-trippers.

The report further identified that there was an opportunity to harness this local distinctiveness, through further interpretation, in order to add to people's understanding and enjoyment of the area, and reinforce their engagement and connectedness.

Many local groups are already active in recording wildlife and history and sharing the heritage and stories associated with the landscape. The report recommended, therefore, that the SLLP should focus on working collaboratively with existing groups to enable a broader range of people to enjoy the area’s unique sense of place and its connection to the development of Sheffield as a city.

This approach will additionally conform to the main local authorities' ( and the Peak District National Park Authority) own aspirations, alongside other significant partners, such as Water.

ORRG undertook a wide ranging primary survey of users on- site, users and non-users at key destinations in the landscape, at community events and with the general public through an online survey. The online survey was not targeted specifically to user groups, but promoted via generic public forums, to encourage non-users to respond.

There were a total of 1,026 responses to the survey. Some of the more significant findings are reproduced below, with the full findings in Appendix X. INSERT Pie chart how often / type of recreation and bar chart of main things that stop you visiting the landscape

In terms of barriers, the survey found a clear distinction between people who already access the landscape / natural

environment, who do not experience any barriers, and those who are impeded by a lack of information / awareness and clarity about where to go and what to do.

The two greatest barriers are related to a lack of information and understanding:

 I don't know where to go - 283 respondents (29%)  I'm not sure what I'm allowed to do there - 170 respondents (17%) In the survey, women were 3 times more likely to provide the above responses than men. Women were also more likely to report “not feeling safe” or “not having to someone to go with” as barriers to access.

Sheffield Lakeland is a varied landscape and in order to tailor interventions, gateways to increasing access to heritage in the Sheffield Lakeland landscape have been divided into 5 categories which will help structure how we support access to the landscape:

A: Highly used recreational hubs Highly used recreational hubs providing access to the wider landscape which require joined up management strategies between multiple interest groups to mitigate the impacts of conflicting uses. This category covers: - Redmires / Wyming Brook - Damflask / Bradfield - Langsett

B Locally important gateways These locations are well used and loved by regular users, but often with unrecognised biodiversity or heritage importance and not widely known outside the immediate community. This category covers: - Wadsley and Loxley Common - Glen Howe Park - Oxley Park /New Hall Wood

These locations are nearer to residential areas than the gateway hubs and are popular local dog walking and family recreation sites. Although smaller that the larger recreational hubs, they have strong local stories, significant wildlife and attractive landscapes and offer a “taste of Sheffield Lakeland”. These locations have some limited car parking, but more importantly provide direct access out into the Sheffield Lakeland landscape from built up areas via the public rights of way network.

C Public transport gateways The ORRG research confirmed that car parking at peak times in popular destinations in the Sheffield Lakeland is a significant problem. Farmers reported difficulties accessing their field gates, due to inconsiderate car parking and vulnerable road users such as horse riders and cyclists reported that road safety concerns were a significant barrier to the accessibility and connectivity of the area. It is important therefore to make the most of the existing public transport gateways, namely: - Malin Bridge Stop and Park and Ride - Middlewood Tram Stop and Park and Ride - Bus turnaround,

D Information gateways The ORRG research identified that a lack of information about where to go and what activities were permitted remains one of the most significant barriers to access to the Sheffield Lakeland landscape, particularly amongst less frequent countryside users. The research indicates a strong tendency to stick to tried and tested routes. The project will make use of a wide range of information gateways such as libraries, cafes and pubs e.g. Bank View Café at Langsett (aka the Spotty Café) and online resources such as the Bradfield Walkers are Welcome website and walks apps.

E Support gateways There are a number of groups already working to support access in the area, going beyond provision of information to providing support and encouragement. These range from the and Bradfield Walkers are Welcome groups, which develop and promote new routes and lead walks in the 5-10 mile bracket, to groups such as Walking for Health, Stannington which supports people taking up walking for the first time and Pedal Ready which teaches cycling skills to adult novices.

Activities: All staff costs are held in project 1, The Core

1. Gateways to information

"… good push chair friendly routes and knowing where to go, so we don’t get stuck part way…"

1a) Signage audit and new orientation at gateway sites At some locations, signage has proliferated, resulting in a confusing array of advice, regulation, orientation and interpretation as in the photograph above. The result is no- body reads anything.

A signage audit will be undertaken at gateway sites and new orientation and waymarking provided in the form of new ‘gateway signs’ for the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership in a common style. These will be image / icon led with a simple map illustration and using Easy Read standard text, supported by on-site waymarking to identify the:  The landscape area and “where you are now”.  The location of other gateway sites.  A simple (e.g. Wheely Easy Walk) that can be followed to get a taste of this part of the landscape, particularly to take in a key point of interest.  Where applicable a circular or linear route linking to another gateway or specific cultural walk.  Contact details for the SLLP website and recognition of HLF support.

Outputs: 9 new Sheffield Lakeland orientation panels and supporting waymarking £12000 inc VAT Outcomes: - Clearer information from which it is easier to work out the important information from the nice to know interpretation. - Improved visitor experience whilst protecting important heritage features.

1b Digital Gateways - providing more joined up access to information online and downloadable resources The SLLP will develop its own website during delivery, which will have three key functions: 1. Back room, for partners to submit claims and for the Lead Partner to manage reporting and monitoring. 2. A gallery of Landscape and the projects we are undertaking 3. A very simple ‘information’ portal allowing as many users to access information about how to access the heritage of the Sheffield Lakeland.

Sections 2 and 3 will be as visual as possible and section 3 will be very simple, allowing easy downloads to mobile phones and information provided in Easy Reader format.

Within the website, each gateway location will have a dedicated web page on the SLLP website with information in a common format to the on-site orientation panels. The website is an opportunity to create a one stop shop for essential information about access to the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape, with links to the Walkers are Welcome sites,

Peak District National Park, Yorkshire Water and the Outdoor City amongst others.

In recognition of the huge amount of information that is already available across many websites, we will develop a Sheffield Lakeland ‘key’ to routes and collate opportunities into a library of downloadable walks, using a simple pictorial key to routes covering factors such as: 1. Length/time 2. Slope/ground conditions 3. Ease of navigation 4. Facilities Season and climatic considerations

(The costs of developing the website (£12,640 inc VAT) are held in the Digital Landscape, and so are not repeated in this proforma or accompanying spreadsheet).

SLLP Website Outputs: - At least 6 “taste of Sheffield Lakeland” gateway locations with a specific page - At least 1 page providing information on public transport - At least 1 page providing information on information gateways such as cafes, pubs and libraries - A page dedicated to the country code and specific Sheffield Lakeland examples of this in practice - A section of the website dedicated to an online library of downloadable walks and rides including at least 50 downloadable walks graded by length / difficulty collated into an online library. - Further information, contacts for support groups – signposting to other sources of information or support.

Outcomes - People reporting an increase in confidence about where to go and what to do in the Landscape after using the website and apps.

Secondly, this component will target support to update / modernise information provided by other access support

groups to improve the accessibility of downloadable routes to the smart phone generation. Cost £5000 inc VAT Outputs - At least 2 websites enabled to become more mobile friendly. Outcomes - Increased confidence to try new routes amongst people downloading routes.

1c New Walking and Ride Routes New routes have already been planned in the Heritage Highways, (6 circular rides), and Restoring the Lattice, (1 walling themed walk), and The Woodland Heart (Broadleaf), (1 running route).

In addition to the above, this project will work with the following 3 groups, which between them cover the whole of the SLLP area: - Stocksbridge Walkers are Welcome - Bradfield Walkers are Welcome - Walks Group

These groups will support the SLLP to develop 2 sets of new Sheffield Lakeland routes, which make links between public transport and gateway destinations and showcase different aspects of the area’s heritage. The detail of the routes will be determined by the above groups in partnership with other user groups, and will be in two formats:

Routes 1-4 - Your First Visit It is relatively difficult to find information about the simple routes, the readily accessible places, the comfortable places to start to learn about the landscape until you get there. While it is sometimes possible to find straight forward way- marked, easy access routes marked on-site, it is less easy to find out in advance what you are likely to encounter.

Inspired by Bradfield Walkers are Welcome “Wheely Easy Walks”, this component will create four new family/easy access walks starting at easy to find locations with straight forward routes.

These will include: - Circular walks around 2 reservoirs - A walk from Bradfield, and - A walk from Malin Bridge up the Rivelin Valley.

The exact detail of the walk routes will come from working with the walking group partners and participants on the outreach workshops, who will act as subject matter experts.

Helpful information will be provided such as practice advice about sensible, (but not excessive), outdoor clothing and details about the facilities that are available. These walks will be less than 2 hours long, at a steady pace and will start from a car park or be accessible by public transport.

Hyperlapse photography will be used to create an easy to follow video guide to each of these routes.

Routes 5-10 - Easy explores, bring a map and a snack A range of six visits allowing inexperienced visitors to the countryside to experience and better understand some of the heritage projects being delivered by SLLP. The 6th walk listed has already been drafted as “Water, Walls and Walks and is budgeted separately under the Restoring the Lattice project.

Routes will be accessible by public transport and incorporate local cafes, pubs or other features of interest.

The task of putting this range of routes together will be with the named project, but they will be supported by a walks experts from the above groups. The visits are: 1. Wyming Brook: Enhancing Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves 2. Wadsley and Loxley Common: Supporting Local Groups 3. Bowcroft Cemetery: Supporting Local Groups 4. Oxley Park /New Hall Wood: The Woodland Heart 5. The Great Sheffield Flood: Telling the Stories of the Landscape 6. Walls, Water and Walks: Restoring the Lattice

Route guides will be provided in print format complying to Easy Reader standard and will be distributed in paper form via information gateways. Routes will also produced in a downloadable format online. Once completed each route will be added to the calendar of guided walks organised by the above groups.

Cost of design and print of 10 new routes £13000 inc VAT Outputs - 10 new walking routes in digital and print format - 4 routes available on Youtube and via SLLP website as hyperlapse videos - Increased opportunities to plan recreational visits to the SLLP using public transport. - Walking groups and participants on workshops working together to design the routes.

Outcomes

- Closer collaboration between different recreational user groups in the SLLP - Increased appreciation of the needs of different user groups - Increased probability that participants on outreach workshops will join one of the existing support groups.

1d) New Fixed Interpretation for Sheffield Lakeland The SLLP approach to fixed interpretation is light touch and has made a conscious decision to focus away from the installation of interpretation panels. This stems from: - A desire not to place intrusive interpretation material into the landscape. - The knowledge that regular visitors quickly become blind to fixed interpretation. - The need to avoid creating a long term maintenance burden for SLLP partners

New fixed interpretation planned under other programme strands: The Woodland Heart (Broadleaf) project will provide new interpretation panels at: - The Grade II listed Pack Horse Bridge, Glen Howe Park in Wharncliffside - New Hall Wood / Oxley Park in Stocksbridge The Locally Important Sites strand will provide new interpretation for: - Canyards Hill geological SSSI The Supporting Local Groups strand will provide new interpretation for: - Rivelin Valley The Hidden Heritage strand will provide new interpretation for community archaeology projects with locations identified during delivery.

In addition, this project will install 3 further interpretation panels to support the new walking routes being developed in 1c above. - Redmires Heritage, 1 panel in Redmires car park covering the WW1 trenches, the Redmires Conduit and the wildlife of the area. - Sheffield Flood – 1 panel on the footpath between the Bradfield Parish Council boundary and Malin Bridge to commemorate the 200 people who were killed at Malin Bridge by the failure of the Dale Dike Dam in 1864. - The Grade II* listed Little Matlock mill and mill wheel complex – 1 panel to cover the story of the water wheels and mills of the Loxley Valley.

Outputs and Outcomes - 3 New interpretation panels - Improved understanding of key stories of the landscape and engagement with local sense of place.

Costs: £4500 inc VAT

2. Gateways to shared understanding – Gateway Forums Category A gateway locations are established destinations and as such offer significant potential to welcome new visitors to the landscape. They may already include car parking, toilets or other visitor facilities such as cafes or “easy going routes” and attract a range of interest groups including cycling, bird watching, horse riding as well as walking. However, at busy times these locations also experience the negative impacts of recreational pressure and would benefit from improved co-ordination and dialogue between land managers and interest groups in order to agree common values and to create a forum for discussion of competing or potentially incompatible management objectives.

The SLLP Programme Manager will establish a regular communication exchange with land managers and interest groups to esablish common values management approaches and to further the legacy vision for these complex, sensitive locations that respect the vision for the landscape. This will take the forum of Gateway Forums.

Outputs Year 1: Forums established for each of the category A gateway locations and 3 forum meetings attended by at least 10 people each. (1 for each hub) Year 2: At least 6 (2 for each hub) meetings attended by a least 10 people each. Year 3: At least 6 meetings attended by at least 10 people each Year 4: At least 3 meetings attended by at least 10 people each. Forum meetings will adopt the “pie and pea supper” format which has proved successful in other landscape partnerships e.g. DVLP and South West Peak.

Outcomes

- Stakeholders and interest groups increase understanding of each other’s concerns and priorities. - Pragmatic, solutions focussed culture is supported - Gateway legacy management planning better reflects the needs of all interest groups and stakeholders.

Total costs £3,500 inc VAT

3. Gateways to Confidence 3a) Gateway to inspiration - A photographic census of the heritage of Sheffield Lakeland – bringing the outdoors indoors. The SLLP will commission a photographic census of the heritage of the area to support the key interpretive theme - A Disappearing Landscape.

The images will provide a snapshot of the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape in 2019 including the farmscape, the people, ways of life, industrial heritage, wildlife, recreational and cultural activities.

This photographic census will be conducted over a 12 month period in order to capture the seasonality of life in Sheffield Lakeland. The images will provide a permanent record of the landscape and be used to develop a stand-alone exhibition supporting the Disappearing Landscape theme of Telling the Stories of the Landscape strand. The census will also complement the Sheffield Lakeland Song Cycle which will be recorded by the ReSound project.

As well as a stand-alone exhibition, the images will be used as a tool for engaging with community groups which do not or are not able to access the landscape – linking to the Connecting Steps, Landscape Perspectives and Landscape Connections projects. Costs: £3000 inc VAT

Outputs: - “Sheffield Lakeland in 100 photographs” exhibition - Archive of images which can be used to monitor changes in the Landscape.

Outcomes - Visual engagement with the stories of the landscape, deepening connectivity, sense of place.

3b) Gateways to Confidence - Outreach Workshops The research undertaken by ORRG identified several factors relating to increasing confidence in people's abilities to visit the local countryside that, if addressed, could have a positive impact on participation rates.

In particular, there remains a lack of awareness and lack of confidence amongst less frequent users and non-users about how to plan a visit, what to see, facilities that are available, what activities are permitted – even at well- established gateway locations such as Langsett Reservoir.

This lack of awareness of the opportunities in the landscape, in combination with a lack of confidence to take the first step, acts as a significant barrier to access. It was notable that this phenomenon was shown in the survey results to inhibit access for 3 times as many female survey respondents as male, with the result that women were more likely to be non-users or to stick to tried and tested “safe” locations.

A further survey question also found that 178 people (17% of the survey) were interested in events / sessions relating to map reading and improving their navigational skills.

The community outreach component of the Gateways to Confidence project will therefore focus on boosting the confidence of under-represented groups to access to the natural and built heritage of the SLLP area.

Workshops will be a combination of: - “Closed events” working with beneficiaries from other community engagement strands Connecting Steps and Landscape Perceptions, and - Women only open events, recruited from the general population.

The programme of workshops will include: - Introduction to the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape – what’s out there, where am I allowed to go (understanding public rights of way, open access). - Sources of easy, recommended walks and finding people to walk with. - The Country Code and how it applies to Sheffield Lakeland, dogs, livestock and wildlife, hygiene and bio-security issues, wildflowers, invasive species. - Navigation skills, understanding an OS map, pros and cons of paper vs digital mapping, finding out about access restrictions, how to report a problem.

- How to plan a journey by public transport, whether there are toilet or café facilities, appropriate footwear clothing. - Feeling safe, preparation, plan B, discovering the uplands, what to do if… - Signposting to further information – including learning to road cycle / mountain bike/ horse ride / joining a running group. - Exploring the detail of barriers to access (lack of knowledge is a “headline” answer and it is likely that more complex socio-economic factors lie underneath this).

The groups will be encouraged to plan and lead walks with increasing levels of challenge. “Experts” will be introduced to the group, including walk guides from local walking support groups, countryside rangers, Mountain Rescue, Wildlife Trust nature reserve managers.

Total cost £10,000 inc VAT

Outputs: - At least 2 cohorts of groups, to include beneficiaries from invitation only closed sessions and women only open sessions. - 6 workshops per cohort and 6 walk events (24 activities in total). - At least 20 people signposted onto other support groups / activities - Knowledge shared about address barriers to access with outdoor activity interest groups in the City. - Increased knowledge about pro-environmental behaviours amongst participants .

Outcomes - 75% will show increased knowledge and confidence after the workshops - 25% of participants will join one of the existing walking or other outdoor activity groups following the end of the course and will still be members in 12 months time. - Improved knowledge about the exact nature of barriers to access (drilling deeper than the ORRG survey). - Ambassadors for pro-environmental behaviours – 25% of the participants share their learning with family and friends.

Total cost of all activities - £51,000 including VAT

Supporting documents Access and Gateways to the Landscape Appraisal (Outdoor Recreation Research Group) Community Engagement, Strategic Context for Sheffield Lakelands (Waymark)

Other partners and organisations SRWT, YW and SCC will be key organisations in agreeing a directly engaged in delivering the strategic approach to gateway management as they are project majority owner/managers of these shared assets.

SRWT will be involved in the Wyming Brook route. Bradfield Parish Council and the Valley Project and Sheffield City Council in the Bowcroft cemetery and Glen Howe and New Hall Wood routes. Stocksbridge Leisure Centre will be involved in interpretation at Oxley Park. The British Horse Society and Archaeology Service will be involved in the Historic Route. Other organisations benefitting or We intend to engage expert support from Bradfield and taking part in your project or key Stockbridge Walkers are Welcome, and the Ringinglow target audience Walking Group, who have all already supplied volunteer and professional support to our project during the development phase.

Wadsley and Loxley Commoners, Rivelin Valley Conservation Group (Supporting Local Groups), Loxley Valley Preservation Society and Environmental Association will be involved in designing routes. How does the project contribute to our vision? "A more natural and resilient lakeland landscape for everyone to value, enjoy, understand and feel part of"

This project is our main, community information project, designed to help as many people as possible better enjoy our landscape. Strategic fit

The ORRG evaluation of the strategic policies and plans covering the SLLP area emphasises how well the SLLP delivery outcomes conform to the main local authorities' (Sheffield City Council and the Peak District National Park Authority) own aspirations, alongside other significant partners, such as Yorkshire Water. The Sheffield City Council Rights of Way Improvement Plan 2007-17 (SCC ROWIP) is particularly significant, as meeting some of the aspirations contained in this plan will unlock people's access to the cultural and natural heritage of the SLLP area, on foot, horseback and by bicycle, through the provision of vital infrastructure. The Outdoor City Economic Strategy provides vital evidence underpinning the importance of recreation and tourism development for economic regeneration in Sheffield. In addition, there are other strategies, such as the Sheffield Waterways Strategy and the South Yorkshire Green Infrastructure Plan, which emphasise the importance of the river valleys to Sheffield in providing access and connections for both people and nature. Policies in the Peak District National Park Authority's current Management Plan and Yorkshire Water's 25 Year Blueprint Plan demonstrate that these major partners in the SLLP are also supportive of enhancements to access to cultural and natural heritage for both local residents and visitors to the area. (ORRG)

Reaching a wider more diverse audience is a recurring theme in most of the reports reviewed by Waymark (see report) and should also be a priority for the SLLP. Clearly much work is already taking place to reach out to variety of audiences, including minority groups, limited mobility, health inequalities, new arrivals, youth and the elderly. (Waymark)

Identify how your project meets one or more of the SLLP programme objectives 1. A more connected and resilient landscape. 2. Bigger, better and more joined Better joined up access to information up natural environment for people Better route connectivity with public transport and wildlife. 3. Better recorded and valued Stories interpreted through new routes and interpretation cultural heritage celebrated by panels. local people and visitors. Landscape recorded through Photographic Census.

4. Better understanding of local This project links existing SLLP projects together with a range heritage with more people helping of access and leisure strategies from our partners. It is look after it – a landscape for all to designed expressly to involve a wider section of the learn about, value, experience and community and particularly groups shown to be enjoy. experiencing barriers to countryside access in the ORRG survey. The decision to create simple information in Easy Reader standard will help reach a wider community. HLF priorities met (quantitative and/or qualitative and which can be directly measured) Cross reference with the HLF Monitoring Spreadsheet. Outputs for heritage Which aspect of heritage will be: - better managed Having a joint ‘strategic’ plan for our gateway sites will allow partners to work together and create efficiencies via gateway forums. - in better condition - identified and recorded Gateways in particular will be identified and recognised. Landscape Photographic Census will provide a snapshot of the landscape in 2019 (Brexit year 0). Outputs for people How many people will have: - developed skills 1,000 people will download route information which will help them gain skills and confidence around visiting the countryside. - received training – 20 people will receive uncertified training in outdoor access certified, uncertified skills. - learned about heritage The SLLP gateway web pages, new on-site interpretation, improved orientation and signage, Photographic Census exhibition and Gateways to Confidence workshops provide the opportunity for 5000+ people to learn more about the heritage of the Sheffield Lakelands. This will be measured by downloads and attendances with a multiplier for the spread of learning by word of mouth. - volunteered their time At least 7 people will have volunteered their time to help deliver these projects. In particular, the chairs of Bradfield

and Stocksbridge Walkers are Welcome groups and the walks leader for the Ringinglow Walking Group. Outcomes for communities - Negative environmental Gateways to Confidence workshop will address pro-social impacts will be reduced and pro-environmental behaviours such as keeping dogs on a lead. - more people and a wider This project is designed to engage a wider range of range of people will have communities in visiting and learning about our heritage. The engaged with heritage project will improve access to information about the heritage of the landscape for all groups, but will also focus outreach sessions for under-represented groups as identified by the ORRG survey. - your local Signage audit will help reduce signage clutter. New area/community will be a orientation and interpretation panels will create a sense of a better place to live, work more cared for environment. and visit Consents required In place Y / N From public bodies Y From landowners for installation of orientation and interpretation panels and new way marking. 3rd party landowner agreements N Other N

Budget headlines Percentage

1. Gateways to Information £34500 100% a) Signage audit & new orientation panels b) Digital gateways c) New route development d) New fixed interpretation

2. Gateway Forums £3500

3. Gateways to Confidence £13,000 a) The Outdoors Indoors – Photographic Census and Exhibition b) Outreach workshops

Partnership / match funding £ secured % Volunteer contribution £6000 % In-kind contribution % Total £51,000+£6000 (£57k) 100 Location Map (where will your project happen) Location dots on A, B & C Gateway Locations in 3 different colours: - A: Redmires car park; Low Bradfield car park; Langsett Barn - B: Loxley and Wadsley Common (off Long Lane), Oxley Park (Stocksbridge), Glen Howe Park (Wharncliffside) - C: Malin Bridge tram stop; Middlewood tram stop

Photographs

Photographs are in P: Photographs/Project/Landscape Partnership/Gateways

Demonstrate links / cross-fertilisation to at least 2 other projects The website will illustrate our entire project. In addition the following are direct ‘funded’ links with projects. 1. Wyming Brook: Enhancing Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves 2. Wadsley and Loxley Common: Supporting Local Groups 3. Bowcroft Cemetery: Supporting Local Groups 4. Oxley Park / New Hall Wood Woodland Heart 5. Historic Route: Heritage Highways / Hidden History 6. Walls, Water Walks: Restoring the Lattice 7. Flood! / Disappearing Landscape Telling the Stories of the Landscape

In addition, there are links to Connecting Steps, Landscape Connections and Art in the Landscape.

Biosecurity / Confidentiality We will create a very simple version of the ‘countryside code’ in Easy Reader compliant language using symbols and icons wherever possible. Legacy and long-term Legal and agreements management implications None required

Operational The website will be retained for a minimum of 10 years post- project end. Maintenance of new interpretation and orientation panels will be adopted by the relevant landowners.

Strategic Core project Partner’s Environmental Policy SRWT Risks Low risk, directly delivered with established and supportive partners, building on partnerships established during development phase. Changes in core team staffing, resulting in delays whilst new relationships are established with partner organisations.

Climate Change Not applicable